Reforming Australia's Merger Regime

Julie Clarke, ‘Reforming Australia’s Merger Regime’ (2021) 29 Australian Journal of Competition and Consumer Law 285

13 Pages Posted: 13 May 2022

Date Written: October 19, 2021

Abstract

Australia’s merger control regime recently returned to spotlight following recent statements by Chair of Australia’s Competition and Consumer Commission (ACCC), Rod Sims, that Australia’s current merger laws are ‘failing to adequately protect competition’. This note provides an overview of the development of Australia's current merger laws and an evaluation of the ACCCs 2021 proposals for merger reform, designed to 'begin a key a debate' about merger control in Australia.

Keywords: competition law, merger law, mergers, accc

JEL Classification: K21

Suggested Citation

Clarke, Julie N, Reforming Australia's Merger Regime (October 19, 2021). Julie Clarke, ‘Reforming Australia’s Merger Regime’ (2021) 29 Australian Journal of Competition and Consumer Law 285, Available at SSRN: https://ssrn.com/abstract=4107724

Julie N Clarke (Contact Author)

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